The data released by the Independent National Electoral Commissioner, INEC has revealed that Lagos state which has highest number of registered voters also has the highest number of uncollected Permanent Voter Cards of 1.038million.
According to INEC’s breakdown of the number of registered voters and collected PVCs, Katsina with 3,230,230 registered would-be voters, 3,187,988 collected PVCs, which is 98 per cent. Taraba states follows closely with 1,777,105, with collection of 1,729,094, which is 97 per cent of total registered voters.
Kebbi and Gombe states have 95 per cent collection rate each. Kebbi with 1,806,231 registered voters has 1,718,180 collected PVCs and Gombe with a population of 1,394,393 voters has 1,335,223 collected PVCs.
Zamfara and Bauchi have 94 per cent collection rate. Zamfara with registered population of 1,717,128, has 1,626,839 PVCs collected. Bauchi with registered population of 2, 462,843, has 2,335,717 PVCs.
Kaduna registered 3,932,492 would-be voters; 3,648,831, representing 92 per cent, collected PVCs.
Akwa Ibom and Enugu recorded 91 per cent collection rate. Akwa Ibom with 2,119,727 registered voters has 1,933,362 PVCs collected. In Enugu, of the 1,944,016 registered voters, only 1,787,537 picked up their PVCs.
Adamawa, Sokoto, Niger and Cross River recorded 90 per cent collection rate.
Abia and Nasarawa states recorded 89 per cent collection rate; Ebonyi and Rivers recorded 88 per cent collection. Kogi has 87 per cent collection rate. Delta, Borno and Kano states have 86 per cent collection rate.
Plateau, Lagos and Anambra recorded 84 per cent collection rate; Bayelsa recorded 83 per cent; Kwara (81 per cent); Edo 78 per cent and Jigawa (77 per cent).
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has 76 per cent collection rate. Oyo and Imo have 74 per cent.
Yakubu said the remaining 11,228,582 million had been deposited at Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) offices.
Of the uncollected PVCs, the recent registration accounted for 3,410,677 million. More than 14 million voters were captured in the exercise.
On the fate of Rivers and Zamfara states APC, Yakubu reiterated INEC’s plan to obey court orders.
He foreclosed another postponement of the rescheduled elections.
